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Anchor locker bottom... woodster at 11:26am 02.07.15 Ask All Sailors 8/2095 ...mine is flat and everything sits on that surface ropes, chain, anchors and all else that may be s
Keeping Bottom Siders In Place Dan_Y at 10:25am 02.07.15 Ask All Sailors 15/4226 Has anyone found a way to secure Bottom Siders to the fiberglass cockpit seats, or at least keep the
Will Non-Bonded Anode Sacrifice? (1) rardiH36 at 10:01am 02.07.15 Ask All Sailors 16/2631 Question for the long-time boat owners and (if reading) the electrochemical engineers or scientifica
Laser Flare... Receiver? agprice22 at 8:53am 02.07.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1033 I Have seen the Laser Flare product online, and an idea came to mind. How about equipping search pla
1990 35.5 new owner shawanaga at 8:19am 02.07.15 Big Boats 7/1422 Hi just purchased 1990 and starting to figure out what to add before it is launched in a few weeks.
Gooseneck connection Isail at 8:05am 02.07.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/794 Greetings; I was given a Hunter 18.5 that needs a lot of work. At present, I'm trying to rig the
Cutting mainsail shorter chp at 7:47am 02.07.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/9051 I know the subject of raising the boom has come up before, but I haven't found anything about having
Electric horn? Ken Cross at 7:12am 02.07.15 Ask All Sailors 17/6336 It seems odd to me that many power boats have a built in electric horn. I've never seen one on a sai
LED bulbs sailnoproblem at 7:08am 02.07.15 Ask All Sailors 27/4014 I want to replace my interior lighting with LED bulbs. I have the old Perko dome lights. Can I repla
The things i do for my boat DAVA390 at 6:51am 02.07.15 Engines and Propulsion 17/3265 Bought some Glycerin based lubricant this AM for the water pump impeller. In a pharmacy. Guess wha
TV marine freindly DJN51 at 4:33am 02.07.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/672 What brand tv handles marine enviorment the best. will be on a 23.5 Hunter so it will take a little
Problems steering my sailboat with outboard/tiller Monaco at 9:18pm 02.06.15 Ask All Sailors 11/5436 Steering my sailboat out of the channel is a two man job because the outboard won't stay in one pla
Baking brownies in the Force 10 oven jveatch at 6:35pm 02.06.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1115 My wife tried baking brownies in the Force 10 oven that is in our Hunter 41DS. She used a glass 9x1
Like 'Em Hard or Soft? robfmcc at 4:55pm 02.06.15 Ask All Sailors 24/4185 Trying to decide on a dinghy, hard or soft bottom is a difficult choice. They both have their pluse
Whisker Pole, Mast Track, and Ring KZW at 2:25pm 02.06.15 Catalina 310 27/10512 I have a 150 Genoa on my C-310 and could use a whisker pole. However, I have no mast track, and no r
Blasted engine water thru hull strainer (1) arf145 at 2:12pm 02.06.15 Ask All Sailors 16/4264 My Beneteau has oblong strainer-type thru-hulls for the engine water and the dripless shaft seal. Th
Going to look at an O'Day 222- any things to watch out for? mookman at 12:35pm 02.06.15 Ask An Oday Owner 3/7551 Hey everybody, this weekend I'll be going to look at a 1984 O'Day 222. Are there any known issues I
Replacing outhaul in Selden boom syeldell at 11:51am 02.06.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/2066 The outhaul on my 450 Passage frayed and broke inside the boom. Does the outhaul line run straight t
Hot rod sailboat jleblanc31 at 7:01am 02.06.15 Ask All Sailors 49/7366 So I have an opportunity to get a sailboat but it needs a motor. I was going to fit it with a Chevy
Navico/SIMRAD NAIS-400 ais as gps source on NMEA 2000 (3) TropicalSeattle at 9:38pm 02.05.15 Ask All Sailors 1/2637 I Have applied this software upgrade: http://www.simrad-yachting.com/en-US/Support/Downloads/NAIS-40

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Jib sheet block (1) Ward H at 9:32am 09.29.23 Here's a pic that I believe shows the issue TC is having. On the O'day 25 the combing is stepped up
Astroid Sample Returns to Earth WayneH at 9:26am 09.29.23 Two for one mission. The main spacecraft is on its way to study another asteroid. https://spacenews
Universal M25 Oil Pan alteration JoeWhite at 9:24am 09.29.23 Roy, in terms of ounce, how much more oil do you remove?
310 questions from a potential buyer SJN at 8:54am 09.29.23 Thanks SJN for the encouraging words. I've talked to the broker selling the 310 in Gig Harbor. Th
The Sewing Machine Thread Ward H at 8:41am 09.29.23 Here's the link to LS1 & LSZ1 Manual. Page 31 starts coverage of reasons for missing stitches.
Astroid Sample Returns to Earth (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:33am 09.29.23 Why did they go to this Astroid? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-type_asteroid To find Carbon.
Astroid Sample Returns to Earth jssailem at 8:15am 09.29.23
Jib sheet block dlochner at 8:08am 09.29.23 Do you have a photo of the all the tracks and blocks for the headsails? That would be helpful as wou
Jib sheet block tcbailey67 at 8:05am 09.29.23 Not sure about the O'Day 25, however many boats have a turning block aft of the winch on the outsid
310 questions from a potential buyer JRT at 7:54am 09.29.23 Great feedback so far, I'm coming up on 5 years since moving up from an O'Day 25 to our 310. Lots o
Trouble keeping the rain out! HeelBoy at 7:40am 09.29.23 In particular, stanchion bases will loosen up as dock "helpers" use them as levers to pull your boa
Trouble keeping the rain out! RoyS at 7:32am 09.29.23 Butyl tape may not be the best sealant for all of your bedding issues. It remains pliable and can be
advice on diesel symptoms-- head gasket blown? RoyS at 7:24am 09.29.23 Regarding only your cold start issue: The 2QM15 is a peculiar engine. It has pre-combustion chambers
Astroid Sample Returns to Earth JamesG161 at 7:17am 09.29.23 Why did they go to this Astroid? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-type_asteroid To find Carbon.
Astroid Sample Returns to Earth JamesG161 at 7:11am 09.29.23 Another interesting post from the Band "Queen" https://perspectivemag.co.uk/sir-brian-may-praises-o
Astroid Sample Returns to Earth (1) JamesG161 at 7:03am 09.29.23 Get your postage stamp too.
Yanmar KM2A un-serviceable? Also need transmission basics too. geek_guy at 6:57am 09.29.23 ah, AND adding the adapter caused the shaft/prop to stick out further than the old one. So the mec
Yanmar KM2A un-serviceable? Also need transmission basics too. geek_guy at 6:55am 09.29.23 I just went through this process a few months ago. First the shaft should have a coupler on it wh
Jib sheet block dlochner at 6:51am 09.29.23 Not sure about the O'Day 25, however many boats have a turning block aft of the winch on the outside
Astroid Sample Returns to Earth JamesG161 at 6:50am 09.29.23 The NASA version O8R2hsoIgTc:18

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